The Boy Next Door – Evokes absolutely nothing
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Rob Cohen. Starring Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, Ian Nelson, John Corbett, Kristin Chenoweth, Lexi Atkins, Hill Harper A totally futile attempt at a high-school version of Fatal Attraction, The Boy Next Door has zero … [Read More..]
Wildcard – I have no idea what this movie was about. Neither did the makers
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Simon West. Starring Jason Statham, Dominik García-Lorido, Milo Ventimiglia, Hope Davis, Anne Heche, Michael Angarano, Stanley Tuccil, Sofia Vergara, Jason Alexander After watching one directionless film, The Boy Next Door, I was subjected to … [Read More..]
Jupiter Ascending – Actually quite fun
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski. Starring Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth, Tuppence Middleton, James D’Arcy, Nikki Amuka-Bird From the trailer I assumed Jupiter Ascending would be a right awful … [Read More..]
Mr Turner – A classic of sorts
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Mike Leigh. Starring Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville, Joshua McGuire This biopic is not necessarily for everyone. With its Victorian English and brusque leading character but delicious … [Read More..]
DVD/Movie Review: Annabelle – Liked it better than The Conjuring
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by John R Leonetti. Starring Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, Alfre Woodard, Tony Amendola, Eric Ladin Not expecting much from this generally disliked film, I was eerily surprised by the times I got scared in Annabelle. … [Read More..]
Love, Rosie – There are much better films to watch on Valentine’s Day
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Christian Ditter. Starring Lily Collins, Sam Claflin, Christian Cooke, Jaime Winstone, Suki Waterhouse, Tamsin Egerton, Jamie Beamish, Lorcan Cranitch, Ger Ryan Sadly, there’s only one film this Valentine’s season and of such poor quality that … [Read More..]
DVD/Movie Review: Into The Storm – A fun disaster B-movie
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Steven Quale. Starring Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Matt Walsh, Max Deacon, Nathan Kress, Alycia Debnam Carey, Arlen Escarpeta, Jeremy Sumpter, Lee Whittaker Shot in similar style to Paranormal Activity, Into The Storm is … [Read More..]
Wild – A boring journey with lots of monotonous flashbacks
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Jean-Marc Vellee. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Thomas Sadoski, Laura Dern, W Earl Brown, Kevin Rankin, Gaby Hoffman All the flashbacks in this film make you wonder if they wouldn’t have made a better story than … [Read More..]
Whiplash – If it were a Chinese film, America would have cited human rights violations!
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Miles Teller, JK Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist Critically acclaimed but in my opinion a tad forced and improbable story, Whiplash can take credit for making dark and psycho look aspirational. … [Read More..]
Eat Stay Chill Video Review: Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok Hotel Overview
Minority-Review’s Sailesh Ghelani has started up a new YouTube channel with friend and renowned food and travel writer Rupali Dean. Eat Stay Chill with Rupali & Sailesh (India’s first show on YouTube for travel/food/leisure video reviews) will bring you unique reviews of … [Read More..]
